Cyfarthfa

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Coordinates: 51°45′04″N 3°23′59″W / 51.7512°N 3.3996°W / 51.7512; -3.3996
Cyfarthfa
Welsh: Cyfarthfa
Cyfarthfa

 Cyfarthfa shown within Merthyr Tydfil
Population 6,141 (2001)
OS grid reference SO034067
Principal area Merthyr Tydfil
Ceremonial county Mid Glamorgan
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Merthyr Tydfil
Postcode district CF48
Dialling code 01685 38
Police South Wales
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Welsh Assembly Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
List of places
UK
Wales
Merthyr Tydfil

Cyfarthfa is a community of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. As of 2001, it has a population of 6141.[1] Cyfartha mainly consists of the settlements of Gellideg and Heolgerrig.

Cyfarthfa has strong historical ties to the industrial past of Merthyr Tydfil, and was the site of Cyfarthfa Ironworks.

See also

References

  1. Cyfarthfa Ward 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: National Statistics. UK government. Retrieved 30 January 2011

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